Lyr Req: The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)

Subject: Lyr Req: The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)
From: michaelr
Date: 25 Feb 04 - 06:50 PM

Anyone got `em?

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: Lyr Add: THE SCARLET TIDE (Alison Krauss)
From: GUEST,Eugene Judge no cookie
Date: 25 Feb 04 - 07:41 PM

You have now!
From here:
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/coldmountain/thescarlettide.htm


THE SCARLET TIDE
(Written by T-Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello)
As recorded by Allison Krauss

When I recall his parting words
Must I accept his fate
Or take myself far from this place
I thought I heard a black bell toll
A little bird did sing
Man has no choice
When he wants everything

We'll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride

Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
Of swindlers who act like kings
And brokers who break everything
The dark of night was swiftly fading
Close to the dawn of day
Why would I want him just to lose him again

We'll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 25 Feb 04 - 08:03 PM

I tried transcribing the owrds the other day.
I am not too sure the words Blad (or black) bell toll.
Or of the phrase referring to 'swindled lives'



Well I recall his parting words
Must I accept his fate,
Or take myself far from this place.

I thought I heard a blad bell toll,
A little bird did sing,
Man has no choice when he wants everything

We'll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride

Man goes beyond his own decision,
Gets caught up in the mechansim
Of swindled lives who act like kings,
And brokers who break everything

The Dark of night was swiftly fading
Close to the dawn of day
Why would I want him, just to loose him again.

We'll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride

We'll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)
From: michaelr
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 01:06 PM

Thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 01:08 PM

Who wrote it?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 01:47 PM

Elvis Costello

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Sep 04 - 02:06 AM

It's "black bell" (just checking lyrics in CD booklet) and "of swindlers who act like kings".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Scarlet Tide (Cold Mountain)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 01 Oct 04 - 02:10 AM

Mc Grath

Helen Akitt and I sang this at our gig at Wycombe/ Marlow folk club in July - but when I first heard Helen sing it I wasn't keen on the "Man goes beyond his own decision, Gets caught up in a mechanism" lines so Helen rewrote them as "Man comes to fight and learns to hate,
Gets caught up in a web of fate". I hadn't realised she was rewriting Elvis Costello!

Thsnks for info.

Kitty